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we used to joke all of the debates were going to need to have two podiums for mitt romney. but his putting paul ryan is a choice for the far right. i can't imagine that swing voters, women in the particular are going to look at this and be happy with it. >> you know better than anybody what politicians do in the primaries they tack left or tack right, and then in the general election they come back towards the center to get the swing voters and republicans or democrats who might be interested in switching parties. this is out of character and certainly an extraordinary move on mitt romney's part. i honestly know who he picks up that he doesn't already have. he doesn't have to energize his base. barack obama energizes his base. >> you hear so many people saying i'm a fiscal conservative, but a social liberal, and they are looking for that alternative voice that melds those core notions together. instead they have gone so far right, let's switch over to the issue of same-sex marriage where the president came out in favor of same-sex marriage. and then he puts on the ticket th
we used to joke all of the debates were going to need to have two podiums for mitt romney. but his putting paul ryan is a choice for the far right. i can't imagine that swing voters, women in the particular are going to look at this and be happy with it. >> you know better than anybody what politicians do in the primaries they tack left or tack right, and then in the general election they come back towards the center to get the swing voters and republicans or democrats who might be...
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and then who won the debate on the economy. romney had the edge. who seemed like the stronger leader romney had the edge. when you ask who won the debate, and asking them where it leads them in terms of their vote are two different things. >> eliot: it's not clear which of those questions are causally linked to the vote. the president tried to do cross-examination on the governor last night, on the issue of the 8 trillion-dollar he calculated 8 trillion-dollar in costs in additional spending by romney. and governor romney has not given us any answers about how he's closing that huge gap, that chasm. can he do that throughout the rest of the campaign. >> i think president obama and democrats are hammering governor romney and paul ryan about that because it is a kind of remarkable thing. they're saying we're going to give everybody marginal tax break cut. be marginal, and we won't tell what you the loops holes are. some of the only loopholes that get through, those are hugely popular deductions. if you did away with them, they would have very negativ
and then who won the debate on the economy. romney had the edge. who seemed like the stronger leader romney had the edge. when you ask who won the debate, and asking them where it leads them in terms of their vote are two different things. >> eliot: it's not clear which of those questions are causally linked to the vote. the president tried to do cross-examination on the governor last night, on the issue of the 8 trillion-dollar he calculated 8 trillion-dollar in costs in additional...
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a bigger beating than romney gave the president in the first debate. so why is the first debate the only one that counts? that is nonsense. unfortunately, aided abetted by most of the established media. now for a conundrum this epic. who would we go to? >> cenk: apparently we would go to michael. how you doing? >> how are you cenk? want me to come down to your. >> eliot:? >> cenk: we're laughing about how i'm sitting and he's not. all right. so michael talk talk to me about what debates matter the most. do they have any point to make about the first debate? it did move the numbers a little. >> there is no hard and fast rule about which debates matter most. they never came out and said the debate that's most important. in this series of debates, the first debate was absolutely important because it changed the way america thought of mitt romney. so it gained a totally different level of importance. the second debate obviously less so. i would say then the third debate becomes the second most. after that, the second debate, the baseball game and after tha
a bigger beating than romney gave the president in the first debate. so why is the first debate the only one that counts? that is nonsense. unfortunately, aided abetted by most of the established media. now for a conundrum this epic. who would we go to? >> cenk: apparently we would go to michael. how you doing? >> how are you cenk? want me to come down to your. >> eliot:? >> cenk: we're laughing about how i'm sitting and he's not. all right. so michael talk talk to me...
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plus we have more debate lies from mitt romney to strike down. mitt liked our next one so much that he repeated it five times. you are in an irritated war room on a thursday night and that isisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisis it's go time. it's go time. it's go time. go time. you know what time it is. go time. it's go time. it's go time. what time is it rob? here comes the young turks go time! it's go time. oh is it? then it's go. go. go. go. go. go. go. go time. anybody? anybody? what time is it? oh, right. go time! only on current tv. where you don't back down from a challenge. this is the age of knowing how to make things happen. so, why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. 20 million men already have. ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include headache, flushing upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical
plus we have more debate lies from mitt romney to strike down. mitt liked our next one so much that he repeated it five times. you are in an irritated war room on a thursday night and that isisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisis it's go time. it's go time. it's go time. go time. you know what time it is. go time. it's go time. it's go time. what time is it rob? here comes the young turks go time! it's go time. oh is it? then it's go. go. go. go. go. go. go. go time. anybody?...
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ann romney. >> who do you think won the debate between ann romney and michelle obama last night? >> i had have to say michelle obama. she did a lot better. her speech was more drafted in. you know, more finely well cut. >> the last person is going to get tough on china is that guy romney. for god's sakes romney was assembled in beijing. >> they talked about a lot of things but everybody knew that mitt had one ace in the hole. libya gate. romney and his running mate have been hammering the president over this cover-up for weeks. >> that's not what we do. that's not what i do as president. that's not what i do as commander in chief. [ laughter ] >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> definitely ann romney. i think she's very classy and a wonderful lady. >> was there anything she said during the debate in particular? >> no. i just like how she looks. >> i hate to say this on fox i hope i will be allowed to leave here alive but i don't think there's any way we can gut spending and not -- to make a meaningful difference, we're going to
ann romney. >> who do you think won the debate between ann romney and michelle obama last night? >> i had have to say michelle obama. she did a lot better. her speech was more drafted in. you know, more finely well cut. >> the last person is going to get tough on china is that guy romney. for god's sakes romney was assembled in beijing. >> they talked about a lot of things but everybody knew that mitt had one ace in the hole. libya gate. romney and his running mate have...
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mitt romney during the debates takes out something from his pocket right before the debates. they're not supposed to have notes. look at it in slow motion. here comes mitt romney. i will be taking something out of my pocket. oh what is that? oh that's a nice little mystery. you know what we're going to do? we're going to be mean. we'll do that story later in the show. you have to stay around a little while to find out what that is number did he cheat? we'll have evidence of that as well and you'll see which direction it goes. now the debates, a lot of people including us, think that mitt romney won. did it move some of the numbers? some of the numbers. in favorability ratings president obama is where he was 56% and above mitt romney. but mitt romney has risen above 50% for the first time. he's at 51%. it obviously helped romney a little bit although it didn't hurt the president as much. when you look at the national polls president obama was up by seven points. he's now up by five points. he has lost two points in that poll. it's not a huge difference but a little bit of a mo
mitt romney during the debates takes out something from his pocket right before the debates. they're not supposed to have notes. look at it in slow motion. here comes mitt romney. i will be taking something out of my pocket. oh what is that? oh that's a nice little mystery. you know what we're going to do? we're going to be mean. we'll do that story later in the show. you have to stay around a little while to find out what that is number did he cheat? we'll have evidence of that as well and...
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today just a few hours before the debate started. romney did his debate prep in denver. when you go to 5,000 feet, and you only have a few hours to adjust-- >> cenk: was that attack--there are a million things that went wrong. that's not why president obama lost over all but was that a mistake to go that late into denver. >> people do get altitude sickness, even sometimes at a mile high, but i think it was reflective of a bigger problem. president obama was being the president. he doesn't have to spend an entire day or day in denver. 's the president. if you watched him last night that's what he behaved like. a guy who for four years has gone unchallenged at least in the same room with anyone. his demeanor, his answers from exactly what you saw during presidential press conference over the last few years. that's the way he responded to romney, to whom he barely acknowledged. he was acting like this was just you know, something that he didn't have to deign to do. that was a huge mistake. it will be a wake-up call to him. it's very much like to me what happened in 2004 whe
today just a few hours before the debate started. romney did his debate prep in denver. when you go to 5,000 feet, and you only have a few hours to adjust-- >> cenk: was that attack--there are a million things that went wrong. that's not why president obama lost over all but was that a mistake to go that late into denver. >> people do get altitude sickness, even sometimes at a mile high, but i think it was reflective of a bigger problem. president obama was being the president. he...
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a tactical victory and a debate for mitt romney does not mean you should vote for him. it doesn't mean that he's right. nice job on the debate the tactics, and president obama i can't believe you screwed that up. look at all those lies, why didn't you attack him. it doesn't mean that he's telling the truth and it doesn't mean that president obama is not accurate in what he says is his policies and numbers. i look at these numbers, i think, oh my god there are people who accidently believe that that good debate was reality. the reason why president obama had a bad debate is because he could not clearly show that mitt romney does not live in a reality-based world. now i'm getting pissed. look i don't mean you should vote for romney. to me that is so obvious right? but apparently it's not obvious to people at home. that's why president obama has to do a much better job at these debates because they aren't theoretical. they're not patty cakes. it causes people to vote for the other guy. nonetheless, don't panic average all the polls that obama is up 48-47%. it's not a big l
a tactical victory and a debate for mitt romney does not mean you should vote for him. it doesn't mean that he's right. nice job on the debate the tactics, and president obama i can't believe you screwed that up. look at all those lies, why didn't you attack him. it doesn't mean that he's telling the truth and it doesn't mean that president obama is not accurate in what he says is his policies and numbers. i look at these numbers, i think, oh my god there are people who accidently believe that...
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according to a cnn poll, 67% of adults thought romney won the debate compared to just 25% who picked the president. 46% of undecided voters in a cbs poll gave the win to romney to just 22% for mr. obama. nearly a third of the undecideds were undecided. romney's positive rating rose above 50% for the first time in this campaign in a reuters poll. the president's ratings stayed unchanged at 56%. romney stayed on the attack even though his positions were to be charitable and flatly untrue. here's some of what he said about his tax plan and the economy. >> romney: i'm not in favor of a $5 trillion tax cut. my plan is not to put in place any tax cut that will add to the deficit. my view is we ought to provide tax relief to people in the middle class but i'm not going to reduce the share of taxes paid by high income people. we have 23 million people out of work. or stop look for work in this country. >> eliot: here's how the obama campaign responded to some of the claims. with an ad released this afternoon that relied on fact checkers. >> mitt romney has not laid out specifics for how he w
according to a cnn poll, 67% of adults thought romney won the debate compared to just 25% who picked the president. 46% of undecided voters in a cbs poll gave the win to romney to just 22% for mr. obama. nearly a third of the undecideds were undecided. romney's positive rating rose above 50% for the first time in this campaign in a reuters poll. the president's ratings stayed unchanged at 56%. romney stayed on the attack even though his positions were to be charitable and flatly untrue. here's...
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which is frankly why i think that romney might win that first debate in the media. obviously i want the president to win but it's not going to happen because the media does not want a lopsided election. they don't want it to be over by next wednesday. so if somehow the media does declare that obama is the winner that first debate, i will set aside my tigers mug for a white sox one for one show only. that's it. that's my bet and i'm not even going to mean it. but romney's obama is a liar strategy, it only works if the media doesn't notice that romney is lying during the debates himself. maybe one thing that the media likes less than a lopsided race is a hypocrite so it is risky for romney to raise the strategy. since his whole candidacy has been built upon the lies, it is one thing he does pretty well, the strategy of focusing on lies could get him hoisted. maybe i'll go order a stupid white sox mug just in case but i'm not going to like it. up next, it's been four years since president obama has been in a televised debate. he's about to start cramming for his first
which is frankly why i think that romney might win that first debate in the media. obviously i want the president to win but it's not going to happen because the media does not want a lopsided election. they don't want it to be over by next wednesday. so if somehow the media does declare that obama is the winner that first debate, i will set aside my tigers mug for a white sox one for one show only. that's it. that's my bet and i'm not even going to mean it. but romney's obama is a liar...
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that mitt romney cut for any senate candidate has been for richard mourdock. that is now airing across indiana. the dnc has taken out an ad counter to that ad saying, look what mitt romney supports. politically there is an opportunity, certainly for the democrats. but i do think the questions have to be asked. eliot, there is one other thing that is important in this, the other local question. if you have mitt romney's position and say he appoints justices who reverse roe versus wade and so you have got half of the states controlled by republican governors and republican house and senate members so abortion is made illegal in those states, even with exceptions for rape and incest, what does this mean? if you're a woman who gets raped, now you want to apply for the exception, do you have to go before a rape panel to prove that you were raped? do you have to prove you were a victim of incest? how long does that take? and by that point isn't it too late? the logical extension of these positions leads you to an i will illogical conclusion, one so extreme that this
that mitt romney cut for any senate candidate has been for richard mourdock. that is now airing across indiana. the dnc has taken out an ad counter to that ad saying, look what mitt romney supports. politically there is an opportunity, certainly for the democrats. but i do think the questions have to be asked. eliot, there is one other thing that is important in this, the other local question. if you have mitt romney's position and say he appoints justices who reverse roe versus wade and so you...
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>> caller: he definitely let romney walk into that debate. i mean look at the headlines today. it's crazy. >> stephanie: yeah. >> caller: yesterday they were talk about how of these romney supporters were going to jump ship, but now they are doubling down, and they are going to go down with the ship. >> stephanie: right. [ coughing ] >> caller: excuse me. >> stephanie: oh pardon you. please go ahead. >> caller: and another thing think about all of the money that is not going to go into the senate and house races. >> stephanie: yeah and i think he underestimated the muppet love in the country. hi heidi. >> caller: hi. i love you guys. i have listened to you for about eight years. >> stephanie: thank you. >> caller: i was calling because i wanted to say obama -- everything is turning around right now in the economy. and i want him to be in office for he can take the credit for what he has done. >> stephanie: exactly. i'm surprised that mittens hasn't taken credit for the drop in the unemployment rate as well. >> yeah. >> stephanie: do you have it? >> yeah. >> stephanie: a lot of
>> caller: he definitely let romney walk into that debate. i mean look at the headlines today. it's crazy. >> stephanie: yeah. >> caller: yesterday they were talk about how of these romney supporters were going to jump ship, but now they are doubling down, and they are going to go down with the ship. >> stephanie: right. [ coughing ] >> caller: excuse me. >> stephanie: oh pardon you. please go ahead. >> caller: and another thing think about all of the...
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>> eliot: if there is one thing to be gleaned from monday's debate is the fact that mitt romney will say anything that he thinks will help him get elected. not that this should be a surprise to anyone. over and over again romney advocated against a position that he once held. shockingly, precious little criticism has landed at romney's door step for his weather vane politics. but one voice has called him out on it. charles pierce wrote, i quote, that is what history has always told us about the career of willard romney: sooner or later you'll sell your ass out to the highest bidder and walk away whistling to anything which he feels entitled. in this case that will be the leadership of the free world. joining me now charles pierce, author of "how stupidity became the virtue of the land of the free." thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> eliot: you have criticized romney, but where is the torrent of criticism for his lack of ability to stick to any position. >> i really thought we were going to get to the critical math on the etch-a-sketch when he committed to a date
>> eliot: if there is one thing to be gleaned from monday's debate is the fact that mitt romney will say anything that he thinks will help him get elected. not that this should be a surprise to anyone. over and over again romney advocated against a position that he once held. shockingly, precious little criticism has landed at romney's door step for his weather vane politics. but one voice has called him out on it. charles pierce wrote, i quote, that is what history has always told us...
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ann romney said when mitt romney goes out for one of these debates, he writes dad at the top of the -- kind of touching seriously, i thought. it was nice. but i would immediately write down the five or six key points they wanted to be sure to try to work in somehow. because you can't take any prepared materials in there with you, but you can remember the things that you walk on stage with, and get them down in a hurry. >> cenk: or if you can't remember them, you write them in your head like sarah palin did. >> al gore: michelle obama -- this is their 20th wedding anniversary and she said she was going to make him write on his palm love you honey or something. >> eliot: this is a great way for mitt romney to show a human. >> jennifer: yeah. >> cenk: jennifer did you have zingers? >> jennifer: absolutely. i wanted to ask the vice president looking at these backgrounds and podiums, doesn't it make your stomach clench? >> al gore: no, i found them exciting and enjoyable in the same way i played a football game. >> jennifer: interesting. i didn't feel that way. i thought they were very har
ann romney said when mitt romney goes out for one of these debates, he writes dad at the top of the -- kind of touching seriously, i thought. it was nice. but i would immediately write down the five or six key points they wanted to be sure to try to work in somehow. because you can't take any prepared materials in there with you, but you can remember the things that you walk on stage with, and get them down in a hurry. >> cenk: or if you can't remember them, you write them in your head...
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. >> eliot: so how did last night's debate affect florida voters? it is still listed, florida that is, in a tossup category. although it seems to be leaning toward mitt romney right now. do you think the president made any ground up last night? >> i think he certainly did. look, he seemed like the president. he seemed like the president of the united states in full grasp of the fact. mitt romney seemed like somebody with 15 minutes of material trying to spread it out over 45 minutes. he seem to have this wonderful gift to string together words that mean nothing. i wrote down a couple of them as i was watching with my family. first answer, we need a comprehensive and robust strategy and we need to coordinate with our friends to address the rising tide of tumult. what does that mean? how can somebody who claim to be the president and give out vacuous nonsense like that? >> eliot: let me ask you this. there's no question that over the last several weeks florida has been moving toward mitt romney. what do you ascribe that to? the unemployment rate there
. >> eliot: so how did last night's debate affect florida voters? it is still listed, florida that is, in a tossup category. although it seems to be leaning toward mitt romney right now. do you think the president made any ground up last night? >> i think he certainly did. look, he seemed like the president. he seemed like the president of the united states in full grasp of the fact. mitt romney seemed like somebody with 15 minutes of material trying to spread it out over 45...
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i think romney is trying to put the president on the defensive. that will give some perhaps glancing blows in the upcoming debate but if he wants to move aggressively to talk about substantive foreign policy, he's moving into an area that the president believes he's stronger and foreign policy is one of those areas where the incumbent has greater advantages and we will a he hear it in the upcoming debates. g.m. is alive and obama that will work to the disadvantage of romney. he wants to talk about the economy, which i think is what he sees as the administration's weakenings. the more time he spends on foreign policy it takes him away from his core message. >> eliot: the issue of iran and the bomb that was in the news during the u.n. general assembly meeting, where are we on that. the president seems to be inching towards a demonstration towards a lack of patience, and the israeli view is that the time runs short. i mean, is this a matter of months where we need some resolution? >> well, i think there is some makings of a deal but it's going to tak
i think romney is trying to put the president on the defensive. that will give some perhaps glancing blows in the upcoming debate but if he wants to move aggressively to talk about substantive foreign policy, he's moving into an area that the president believes he's stronger and foreign policy is one of those areas where the incumbent has greater advantages and we will a he hear it in the upcoming debates. g.m. is alive and obama that will work to the disadvantage of romney. he wants to talk...
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the debate was a victory of mitt romney's stylistic shift. so to that extent it has been successful. and it is ironic that it bucks his sort of core direction -- i mean the way he sort of carries himself, and has politically for years. >> eliot: ken nobody is disputing the effectiveness. i'm not disputing that mitt romney put on a performance any politician would be proud of. what i'm questioning at this point is whether there is enough of a core for the public to grasp over the next several weeks so they feel comfortable that they actually know who he is. and i think tricia that's what you are refuting. >> yeah. the people who can best gain traction from are the people who want to believe there's a kind gentle, conservative they can vote for. so i do think there's a little vulnerability there, but i don't think it is going to change people who were already voting for obama. >> eliot: we do have to come back to the debate for a moment because i think the president's performance of that debate fit unfortunately so neatly but the president put
the debate was a victory of mitt romney's stylistic shift. so to that extent it has been successful. and it is ironic that it bucks his sort of core direction -- i mean the way he sort of carries himself, and has politically for years. >> eliot: ken nobody is disputing the effectiveness. i'm not disputing that mitt romney put on a performance any politician would be proud of. what i'm questioning at this point is whether there is enough of a core for the public to grasp over the next...
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obama an 11-point debate margin over romney in a public policy poll. those swing state voters also favored the president by 6 points when they were asked who they planned to support. the big sur prices last night for much of the debate, mitt romney seemed more concerned with obscuring the differences between his prospective foreign policies and the president's record than bringing them out. this including afghanistan syria and israel. >> obama: we're now able to transition out of afghanistan in a responsible way making sure that afghans take responsibility for their own security. >> romney: we're going to be finished by 2014 and when i'm president, we'll make sure we bring our troops back by the end of 2014. >> obama: syrians will have to determine their own future. and so everything we're doing we're doing in consultation with our partners in the region. >> romney: the right course for us is working through our partners and own resources to identify responsible parties within syria organize them, bring them together in a form of -- if not government,
obama an 11-point debate margin over romney in a public policy poll. those swing state voters also favored the president by 6 points when they were asked who they planned to support. the big sur prices last night for much of the debate, mitt romney seemed more concerned with obscuring the differences between his prospective foreign policies and the president's record than bringing them out. this including afghanistan syria and israel. >> obama: we're now able to transition out of...
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>> caller: i believe mitt romney covered his ass during the last debate to create 12 million jobs. i swear i heard him say this is going to take eight to ten years. what do you think? >> bill: i didn't hear him say that, but i tell you this much, he keeps saying that -- i have a plan 12 million jobs. you seen the plan? >> caller: no, there is no plan. >> bill: so many in the energy sector or manufacturing or bring jobs back from overseas. nothing. it's just like he said in this latest ad, that i have a plan for the auto industry and he opposed the one plan that president obama put forth which saved the auto industry so i -- you know, i think this election is all about who can -- can mitt romney continue to tell the big lies and get away with it? are the american people that dumb, really? and to pick up on laura bassett's phrase are american women that dumb? if they vote for romney it just proves everything that the pig republicanty women politicians like paul ryan have said all of their lives, that women are just not smart enough to make their own decisions, so we'll get men take o
>> caller: i believe mitt romney covered his ass during the last debate to create 12 million jobs. i swear i heard him say this is going to take eight to ten years. what do you think? >> bill: i didn't hear him say that, but i tell you this much, he keeps saying that -- i have a plan 12 million jobs. you seen the plan? >> caller: no, there is no plan. >> bill: so many in the energy sector or manufacturing or bring jobs back from overseas. nothing. it's just like he said...
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who knows what mitt romney is going to suggest at this debate? i wouldn't be surprised to see mitt romney trying to outflank president obama in some way. >> he did it on do oodd-frank. >> and it was counter to the narrative that the obama campaign and frankly a lot of romney's opponents in the primary tried to establish. if the president had to go back to redefining and continuing that narrative about mitt romney but also needs to be giving a full-throated argument as to why his ideology or why his vision for the country is better. >> eliot: another concern romney and the president move forwards some grand bargain argument, they both seem to agree on that, let's take romney who seems to be a better manager and more executive in his demeanor, and you pointed out and chuck schumer pointed out that is the wrong way to go. >> eliot: part of military mitt's argument, i've been governor in massachusetts i'll be able to execute this grand bargain. but chuck schumer said this whole notion that we'll drop rates and create it piece mile through these looph
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and the exit poll revealed the secret of success for mitt romney. the two debates here really mattered according to the exit polling. four out of ten voter decided before the start of the month. they were make up their minds well before south carolina. only 25%over the voters here in florida decided in the last few days, and in south carolina where newt gingrich won, 55% decided in the last few days. two out of the three republican voters said the debates were important. and that was very significant to the romney campaign because he was convinced he turned in a very strong debate performance and newt gingrich was something off of his game. the other issue which is so important for the romney campaign as they try to spin the victory, 45% of the voters said the electability was the number one issue for them in this race. and they had hammered newt gingrich suggesting he was too much of a lightning rod the voters decided romney is more electable in a general election and that's why they gave mitt romney the victory today. also the indicators by those
and the exit poll revealed the secret of success for mitt romney. the two debates here really mattered according to the exit polling. four out of ten voter decided before the start of the month. they were make up their minds well before south carolina. only 25%over the voters here in florida decided in the last few days, and in south carolina where newt gingrich won, 55% decided in the last few days. two out of the three republican voters said the debates were important. and that was very...
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the guy is a great debater as is mitt romney. i thought he dominated every debate this entire primary season and yet it was a very weak field. do you think that considering this is only the second time governor romney's ever debated a democrat, do you think he's been adequately prepared? >> well, those debates during the primary season were, at times, pretty intense and there were certainly enough of those to give governor romney some practice. and it's important that president obama hasn't done a proper debate in four years. so he's coming at this with the less time he's had that he did the debate. he was not even the president yet and now he's got to defend his record and talk about what he's done in a way that he hasn't had to over the course of the last four years. governor romney though is in a position where he is -- he's gotta do something different from what he was doing during the primary debates which is not appealing to the base or sort of getting through them without making a big disaster happen but instead, positivel
the guy is a great debater as is mitt romney. i thought he dominated every debate this entire primary season and yet it was a very weak field. do you think that considering this is only the second time governor romney's ever debated a democrat, do you think he's been adequately prepared? >> well, those debates during the primary season were, at times, pretty intense and there were certainly enough of those to give governor romney some practice. and it's important that president obama...
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just a few hours before the debates started. romney did his debate prep in denver. when you go to 5,000 feet -- >> john: exactly. >> al gore: and you only have a few hours to adjust -- >> jennifer: that's interesting. [overlapping speakers] >> cenk: one quick thing here. i just came from l.a. the same day. i drank two cups of coffee. >> john: the first time i ever did stand up in denver i had the same effect. it makes you drawn and off. the president has an off night. >> jennifer: but tell me a good answer. >> john: i agree with jenks i think he explained voucherism better than ever. >> eliot: i think the substance of that transwould read well in a transcript -- >> jennifer: give me something good. come on eliot. >> eliot: he spoke to his wife with no passion. [ laughter ] >> eliot: that was the only moment when i saw in his eyes the energy and caring that got him elected president -- >> jennifer: what about when he quoted lincoln? >> eliot: it sounded old. >> cenk: all right. vice president gore what did he do right? >> al gore: well that was going to be my answer.
just a few hours before the debates started. romney did his debate prep in denver. when you go to 5,000 feet -- >> john: exactly. >> al gore: and you only have a few hours to adjust -- >> jennifer: that's interesting. [overlapping speakers] >> cenk: one quick thing here. i just came from l.a. the same day. i drank two cups of coffee. >> john: the first time i ever did stand up in denver i had the same effect. it makes you drawn and off. the president has an off...
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>>now that's politically direct. >>> since you have debated mitt romney, what advice would you give to barack obama? >> call bill clinton every morning. [ laughter ] >> jennifer: that's newt gingrich offering president obama some unsolicited advice. meanwhile the obama and romney campaigns are managing expectations. even the most ardent democrat would admit that president obama isn't the best debater. but according to beth myers . . . >> jennifer: and then president obama's top political advisor is just as glowing about mitt romney . . . they are so funny, my opponent he is abe lincoln and daniel webster all rolled into one. isn't that kind of weird hearing the campaign say such nice things about their opponents? believe me it's not going to last and it's all part of managing expectations before the debate. for more i'm joined by one of the country's foremost experts on the subject. samuel popkin who is a professor of political science at the university of san diego. he has worked on campaigns going back to the 1970s, and he is also the author of "the candidate." welcome back inside "t
>>now that's politically direct. >>> since you have debated mitt romney, what advice would you give to barack obama? >> call bill clinton every morning. [ laughter ] >> jennifer: that's newt gingrich offering president obama some unsolicited advice. meanwhile the obama and romney campaigns are managing expectations. even the most ardent democrat would admit that president obama isn't the best debater. but according to beth myers . . . >> jennifer: and then...
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while the debate did focus on the economy, they also touched on issues president obama and mitt romney would never touch. such as the drug war campaign finance reform and the u.s. government spying on its own citizens. it is a pleasure to be joined now on the show by dr. jill stein who is running for president as a member of the green party. good evening dr. stein. thank you so much for your time tonight. >> it is great to be with you john. >> john: great to have you. when i was watching all of the presidential debates this year including the republican party one of my drinking game words was ndaa. i had to drive everyone else home. it was interesting watching the debate where i think so many on the left and the right saw the issues being discussed that have been ignored by the two party debates. was it fun for you to be a part of that venue? >> absolutely. these are the issues that the american people are really clamoring to talk about. and our campaign since we're not a -- a corporate sponsor big money wall street sponsored campaign, we have the liberty to actually speak to those iss
while the debate did focus on the economy, they also touched on issues president obama and mitt romney would never touch. such as the drug war campaign finance reform and the u.s. government spying on its own citizens. it is a pleasure to be joined now on the show by dr. jill stein who is running for president as a member of the green party. good evening dr. stein. thank you so much for your time tonight. >> it is great to be with you john. >> john: great to have you. when i was...
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scott brown supports mitt romney. i think that's a toss up. those debates have been great. they have gone after each other i mean, made very good policy points. that one i think may not even be decided on election day. we may have to wait. >> bill: elizabeth warren never having run for office before has shown herself to be one hell of a candidate. >> she is very smart. republicans who of worked around washington are very impressed with her. >> bill: she has raised, one of the top five fundraising senate candidates in history now raised more money for her race than hillary clinton did for her race and she was first lady of the united states. >> that's amazing. i think honestly, she's the only one who could have beaten brown. chuck schumer got her in the race. >> bill: we are talking to dan. we are giving him preference here, because the cardinals -- >> boo! still hung over from beating the nats. >> bill: hey dan how are you? >> caller: fine, and you? >> bill: fine. what's your point? >> caller: i've watched the debates and i'm particularly sensitive to body language, facial
scott brown supports mitt romney. i think that's a toss up. those debates have been great. they have gone after each other i mean, made very good policy points. that one i think may not even be decided on election day. we may have to wait. >> bill: elizabeth warren never having run for office before has shown herself to be one hell of a candidate. >> she is very smart. republicans who of worked around washington are very impressed with her. >> bill: she has raised, one of the...
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that will dictate the terms of this debate. >> that being said, of the whole crew mitt romney was the strongest candidate. >> never any doubt. >> that's why we called it prematurely time and time again. newt is like a cat with 9 lives. you have to believe at some point it's game over. >> governor spitzer thank you for being with us. >> that's "countdown" for tonight. a big night for mitt romney a disappointing night for newt gingrich. on behalf of keith and all of us here at "countdown" thank you for watching our coverage of the florida primary and our coverage continues with the war room now
that will dictate the terms of this debate. >> that being said, of the whole crew mitt romney was the strongest candidate. >> never any doubt. >> that's why we called it prematurely time and time again. newt is like a cat with 9 lives. you have to believe at some point it's game over. >> governor spitzer thank you for being with us. >> that's "countdown" for tonight. a big night for mitt romney a disappointing night for newt gingrich. on behalf of keith...
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but mitt romney has not given us that speech. he has not stood behind a podium and said here is my economic agenda and here's why it's going to work. >> what he lacks in charm he makes up for in secrecy. >> eliot: i think you gave us the headline. there is a lack of clarity. a lack of capacity even to understand what he has been. where has paul ryan gone? being booted to aarp, further proof that the medicare debate that they relish they want to engage in, this is not a selling point for anyone in america. >> there was a moment when ryan came on board and we thought we would have a proper debate about specifics. but of course ryan has not been allowed to speak has he. he has been pushed back. >> eliot: he was permitted at first but when you peel back the layers on his onion the numbers don't add up. >> the headline is that he's not truthful. he lied about his body weight or his body fat content. it's not true. he said that he ran three-hour marathon. >> eliot: that's what bothered me. >> i've run a marathon. >> eliot: do you remem
but mitt romney has not given us that speech. he has not stood behind a podium and said here is my economic agenda and here's why it's going to work. >> what he lacks in charm he makes up for in secrecy. >> eliot: i think you gave us the headline. there is a lack of clarity. a lack of capacity even to understand what he has been. where has paul ryan gone? being booted to aarp, further proof that the medicare debate that they relish they want to engage in, this is not a selling point...
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romney bouncing up after last week's debate. leslie is calling from cleveland, ohio. good morning. >> caller: good morning. >> bill: what do you think? >> caller: i just wanted to say they don't believe the people in cleveland where i live they are very enthused to vote. they have either voted already, or are going to vote soon and they just thought romney's performance was just a bunch of lies. and i know at least ten people who didn't vote in '08 that are going to vote this year. >> bill: well i hope so. >> caller: we got an allred state house here in ohio. >> bill: exactly. and you also had a secretary of state who tried to suppress the vote in ohio. people can already vote in ohio. good to hear from you. mike in sheperdstown west virginia. >> caller: good morning, bill you are doing a good job. even the president said this i think we all knew that it would tighten. and i don't know that the debate performance was really that great. but i think that the polls are going to tighten. you have said this consistently. this is going to be a close race. >> bill: absolutel
romney bouncing up after last week's debate. leslie is calling from cleveland, ohio. good morning. >> caller: good morning. >> bill: what do you think? >> caller: i just wanted to say they don't believe the people in cleveland where i live they are very enthused to vote. they have either voted already, or are going to vote soon and they just thought romney's performance was just a bunch of lies. and i know at least ten people who didn't vote in '08 that are going to vote this...
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if you watch that debate the other night, the second presidential debate, you would have thought romney invented coal he talked about it so much. you see why now when you hear these things. that these workers are coerced into going to these events and that is the biggest get out the vote process for these -- for so many of these corporations. i want to ask you how this differs from unions. there is a lot of criticism the republicans say that unions are telling their workers how to vote et cetera. i think this is a further question, that it reminds me of, you know, priest and the pulpit on sunday telling people how to vote as well. i guess the frightening to some people than losing their job is the wrath of god. so it all reminds me of that. does that ring true to you adam? >> well, look, i think, on the one hand, we want robust, political debate. we want exchanging their ideas about what ideas are good and bad. the difference between the employer sending their message down and a union members discussing this in a union meeting or even frankly, a priest at the pulpit, there are tax impli
if you watch that debate the other night, the second presidential debate, you would have thought romney invented coal he talked about it so much. you see why now when you hear these things. that these workers are coerced into going to these events and that is the biggest get out the vote process for these -- for so many of these corporations. i want to ask you how this differs from unions. there is a lot of criticism the republicans say that unions are telling their workers how to vote et...
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and the vice presidential debate, when mitt romney or paul ryan is saying something that is not true. they need to call it out. that is not true. you do have a $5 trillion tax cut in your plans. you're not going to cover people's pre-existing conditions in your healthcare plan. you need to say it then and not rely on fax checkers the next day. >> eliot: you can't wait for the story the next day. ryan zerlina is right. you cannot depend upon that. how does the president need to do that,e vince this power and passion and sense of purpose that so clearly was missing. >> i think people want to see that he wants the job. that he wants to fight for them. if you look at it this way if somebody is looking at somebody who won't even stand up for themselves, then what are the chances they're thinking that this person is going to stand up for me? when you're watching obama in this debate you can finally see why it is that he was getting rolled day in and day out by the republicans on capitol hill. you can say hey man that is a guy i would like to be negotiating with. >> eliot: i'm going to inte
and the vice presidential debate, when mitt romney or paul ryan is saying something that is not true. they need to call it out. that is not true. you do have a $5 trillion tax cut in your plans. you're not going to cover people's pre-existing conditions in your healthcare plan. you need to say it then and not rely on fax checkers the next day. >> eliot: you can't wait for the story the next day. ryan zerlina is right. you cannot depend upon that. how does the president need to do that,e...
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i think they have to meet romney where he is and i think romney just really needs to practice, practice practice. he needs to be comfortable walking into a setting like that. i think any spontaneous moment is a dangerous moment for him and debate is actually really important in that regard. they do give candidates the opportunity to show themselves, how quickly they can think on their feet or how relatable they can be. >> mitt romney did well, don't you think, in the primary debates? although those were not town hall formats. >> right, and i think it's a little uneven. another one of the things about the formats of these debates is they're not opening statements. i think that's tough sledding for mitt romney. he needs to find a center and core and needs to be confident in the process. he is inconsistent on the stump and that can find its way in high inflection moments when candidates are nervous even at the top of their game. >> for sure. on the other side, should president obama's "war room" be worried about him being too wonky in the traditional debate format? >> i think he's coming a
i think they have to meet romney where he is and i think romney just really needs to practice, practice practice. he needs to be comfortable walking into a setting like that. i think any spontaneous moment is a dangerous moment for him and debate is actually really important in that regard. they do give candidates the opportunity to show themselves, how quickly they can think on their feet or how relatable they can be. >> mitt romney did well, don't you think, in the primary debates?...
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a new look at a ppp poll in the state shows that romney's debate performance actually did improve his likability. 52% of virginia voters like him now. but the president still leads by three points in the state. we're back after the break. prestigious rush limbaugh's worst nightmare award. i don't think you knew that. the natural energy of peanuts and delicious, soft caramel. to fill you up and keep you moving, whatever your moves. payday. fill up and go! it's go time. what time is it rob? oh, then it's go. go. go. go time. anybody? anybody? what time is it? oh, right. go time! [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's "the stephanie miller show." >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen it's the "stephanie miller show." ♪ i'm walking on sunshine i'm walking on sunshine, woe ho ♪ ♪ it's time to feel good hey all right now ♪ >> stephanie: yee-haw, it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome it to. six minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. minnesota vikings punter chris kluwe, calling in this hour. he is so hot. he is a
a new look at a ppp poll in the state shows that romney's debate performance actually did improve his likability. 52% of virginia voters like him now. but the president still leads by three points in the state. we're back after the break. prestigious rush limbaugh's worst nightmare award. i don't think you knew that. the natural energy of peanuts and delicious, soft caramel. to fill you up and keep you moving, whatever your moves. payday. fill up and go! it's go time. what time is it rob? oh,...
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mitt romney's over the top used a technique forbidden in policy debates known as spreading. the gish-gallop, combined spreading with purposeful lying. it's common among creationists and science deniers that floods its opponent with lies. the technique of drowning the opponent in lies that the opponent cannot possibly answer to all of the lies. before we do right-wing world, sharp rise in u.s. retail sales signal consumer optimism. >> oh no. crap. >> stephanie: official data released monday suggested improved consumer confidence. >> people are buying more crap. >> stephanie: awesome. [♪ circus music ♪] >> stephanie: tamara holder of fox news. >> holder i just met her. >> all right. tom are holder of fox news -- >> obama's performance of course was beyond shockingly pathetic. biden who tries to come back for obama did the exact opposite and i think he was on like 18 lines of cocaine or something. i think they think that things are going really well and they are not, and they should admit it. >> stephanie: let's review. [♪ "jeopardy" theme music ♪] >> stephanie: paul ry
mitt romney's over the top used a technique forbidden in policy debates known as spreading. the gish-gallop, combined spreading with purposeful lying. it's common among creationists and science deniers that floods its opponent with lies. the technique of drowning the opponent in lies that the opponent cannot possibly answer to all of the lies. before we do right-wing world, sharp rise in u.s. retail sales signal consumer optimism. >> oh no. crap. >> stephanie: official data released...
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after romney has attacked him boom boom, boom in all three debates. come on. that's what the debate is all about. so naureen no big mistake on either part. i don't think last night. neither one of them really embarrassed themselves. but how did you read -- you know, obama versus romney, who came out on top? >> i think the instapolls right after the debate showed that obama had won by a pretty big margin. cbs poll had him up by something like 30 points. >> bill: 53 to 23. >> yeah. pretty high margin. but you know, the president -- he's obviously been commander in chief and that's a pretty big trump card to play on your challenger. i made these decisions. i've been in these rooms with the nation's leaders and i know so much more than you can know having done what i've done for the last four years. romney's task was a little bit smaller. he wanted to avoid any big stumbles. didn't want to mess up the names of any countries. wanted to -- >> bill: at times he seemed to slow down when he was pronouncing the countries like i want to make sure i say this correctly. th
after romney has attacked him boom boom, boom in all three debates. come on. that's what the debate is all about. so naureen no big mistake on either part. i don't think last night. neither one of them really embarrassed themselves. but how did you read -- you know, obama versus romney, who came out on top? >> i think the instapolls right after the debate showed that obama had won by a pretty big margin. cbs poll had him up by something like 30 points. >> bill: 53 to 23. >>...
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. >> cenk: now people are debating, is mitt romney done or not? we started that debate last night on the show. some people are saying, no, no, he can make a comeback, and some of the polls are still close and they have a new line of attack against president obama nonsense. the minute that video got out this campaign was over. now, again i don't want to jinx it, of course a couple of miracles could happen. but you're going to begin to see as i said on the show last night that the republicans are going to pull away from this guy. in fact, we're going to show you some of that. but first, i want to put him on the clock. i am going to give you what basically romney getting clocked is two days since that video has been released. we're going to count up, and we're going to find out how many days it will take before the republicans pull the chute and say, no, we're not going to put any more money in the presidential race. we're shifting the money in the senate and congressional races because it's going to happen. you can see other people say other things
. >> cenk: now people are debating, is mitt romney done or not? we started that debate last night on the show. some people are saying, no, no, he can make a comeback, and some of the polls are still close and they have a new line of attack against president obama nonsense. the minute that video got out this campaign was over. now, again i don't want to jinx it, of course a couple of miracles could happen. but you're going to begin to see as i said on the show last night that the...
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first, the guy who's hitting him hardest is mitt romney, here's is latest ad. >> some debates said newt gingrich was ronald reagan's vice president. >> i worked with ronald reagan. >> gingrich exaggerates dropping reagan's name 50 times but in his diaries mentioned him only once. reagan criticized him saying newt's ideas would cripple our defense program. restore our future's responsible for the content of this message. >> ronald reagan thought newt gingrich was ugly and a little overweight. of course, these ads are ripping new newt gingrich. here's the surprising part, the rest of the republican establishment has decided overnight we're going to go get this guy. lead among them is drudge report, link after living to negative stories. one recent headline read insider, gingrich septemberly insulted reagan, the worst thing you can do as a republican. morning joe had quotes about how newt gingrich was unkind to reagan, said bad things about him, everybody piling on. why now? politico talked to a number of these folks and one insider who didn't want to be named said basically they had a mom
first, the guy who's hitting him hardest is mitt romney, here's is latest ad. >> some debates said newt gingrich was ronald reagan's vice president. >> i worked with ronald reagan. >> gingrich exaggerates dropping reagan's name 50 times but in his diaries mentioned him only once. reagan criticized him saying newt's ideas would cripple our defense program. restore our future's responsible for the content of this message. >> ronald reagan thought newt gingrich was ugly and...
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romney hopes to turn the tables during the debate. "the new york times" said that is just not likely. history shows only two elections have seen a big impact from the debates. the first, of course in 1960 during that first televised debate when americans saw kennedy and nixon on t.v. the second was the year 2000 when george bush overtook vice president al gore. as john mentioned earlier in the show that does not mean it is time to get complacent. one thing romney could have going for him is that the jobs report is out just 36 hours after the first debate. more john fugelsang coming up on the full court press and we're always live in chat, join us there, current.com/billpress. you're about to watch an ad message created by a current tv viewer for capella university. matter. i've been a nurse since 1979. i love being a nurse. a few years ago a friend i went to grade school with showed me a book she had kept from third grade. i had written that i wanted to be a nurse. after being a nurse for about twenty years i decided that i need to fu
romney hopes to turn the tables during the debate. "the new york times" said that is just not likely. history shows only two elections have seen a big impact from the debates. the first, of course in 1960 during that first televised debate when americans saw kennedy and nixon on t.v. the second was the year 2000 when george bush overtook vice president al gore. as john mentioned earlier in the show that does not mean it is time to get complacent. one thing romney could have going for...
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president obama and mitt romney are both capitalizing on the debate spin this week. particularly in going after women voters. and can you guess what the number one search term on google was yesterday? binders full of women. not only is that one not playing well for romney, it is not even true. those binders came from a group called the massachusetts government appointments project which put the list together before romney was even elected. so for him to say he requested groups of qualified women is a flat-out lie. romney did hire several new women but by the end of his term, the number of women in top positions was actually lower than it was when he took office. >>> romney's going after the president nonetheless saying there are more women in poverty now than when obama took office but the president is hammering home on romney's views on fair pay. here he was yesterday in eye what. >> when young women graduate, they should get equal pay for equal work. when governor romney was asked about it, his campaign said we'll get back to you. >> in addition to women's issues a
president obama and mitt romney are both capitalizing on the debate spin this week. particularly in going after women voters. and can you guess what the number one search term on google was yesterday? binders full of women. not only is that one not playing well for romney, it is not even true. those binders came from a group called the massachusetts government appointments project which put the list together before romney was even elected. so for him to say he requested groups of qualified...
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where does that leave romney at the debate? >> tagg has decided to punch the entire intelligence community. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: by the way so i've been talking people down off the ledge eric. as you say everybody is panicking. the gender gap has completely disappeared. as you say obama up 17% with likely women voters. binders full of them, right? >> yeah. there was one really -- we talked about this last week. seemed to be one really bad u.s.a. gallup swing state poll. basically, romney and obama tied and there was lots of -- there was lots of problems with all -- with that poll in many different ways. the ohio poll today "new york times" i think it was, i think it is obama up 17. i mean every major poll shows him with a clear lead. but you know, if you're gallup and you have romney plus seven that's news. if you're for "usa today" and there's no longer a gender gap that's news. we've seen that pattern for months and months. if you want to be a pollster, put out -- put out a poll that's bad news for obama and you will be
where does that leave romney at the debate? >> tagg has decided to punch the entire intelligence community. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: by the way so i've been talking people down off the ledge eric. as you say everybody is panicking. the gender gap has completely disappeared. as you say obama up 17% with likely women voters. binders full of them, right? >> yeah. there was one really -- we talked about this last week. seemed to be one really bad u.s.a. gallup swing state poll....
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al debate. the latest fox news poll has registered voters backing the president over mitt romney by 48 to 43%. and today's gallup poll has the president leading by 58 to 44%. one poll did measure bias against mitt romney. unfortunately for republicans the group measured wasn't just democrats but all american adults. the bloomberg news poll measured reasonable ratings. president clinton came out on top, president obama was second at former president george w. bush scored third at 46%, a solid three points ahead of mitt romney. you heard that right, george w. bush is more popular than mitt romney. and some republicans are blaming the campaign's problem on the candidate himself. an anonymous romney organization top member was quoted as saying . . . and a top washington republican . . . turning to the latest swing state polls. a survey has likely voters in new hampshire backing the president a 50 to 45%. new hampshire voters also give the president a 7-point edge. in virginia the president is leadin
al debate. the latest fox news poll has registered voters backing the president over mitt romney by 48 to 43%. and today's gallup poll has the president leading by 58 to 44%. one poll did measure bias against mitt romney. unfortunately for republicans the group measured wasn't just democrats but all american adults. the bloomberg news poll measured reasonable ratings. president clinton came out on top, president obama was second at former president george w. bush scored third at 46%, a solid...
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one of the big reasons i thought is i couldn't believe they would want to risk this whole medicare debate like we have had for the last week in florida, and even in the poles that show a little bit of a blip for romney it is not showing up in florida and there you have a lot of medicare retirees who were leaning towards romney. romney has given up a niche of voters where he was doing well among white retirees. and while they like some of the rhetoric about cutting government, when you start talking about actually entitlements that affect them, that gets to them. and then you hear this rhetoric if you are over 55 we're not going to touch you. they are saying, we're not going to touch you, they are going to screw your children and grandchildren. >> right. they are republicans, they might think people are that selfish. they are basically saying throw your grandchildren under the bus. >> right. >> political blogger craig crawford, thanks for coming on the program. >> good to be here. >> joining us nate silver who writes the 538 blog for the "new york times." thanks for coming by. >> thank you
one of the big reasons i thought is i couldn't believe they would want to risk this whole medicare debate like we have had for the last week in florida, and even in the poles that show a little bit of a blip for romney it is not showing up in florida and there you have a lot of medicare retirees who were leaning towards romney. romney has given up a niche of voters where he was doing well among white retirees. and while they like some of the rhetoric about cutting government, when you start...
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he said that the deciding factor was romney's performance in the third debate. >> you mean the sweat? >> stephanie: the president opened kind of a large jar of whoop ass. maybe a tub. >> by the way i'm still i will maintain to this day i'm in the camp that obama won that first debate. and again -- not a sporting event. this is about facts and running a country and being able to -- direct an entire group of people and motivate people and now -- truth matters. ultimately, i don't care if you came away with a feeling he won we have the ability to look back and go this guy is going to be leading me the next four years it turns out he lied. that's reason enough for him to have lost that debate. people can argue up and down it was an emotional choice. i have to give the voters a lot more credit intellectually. they may have been shocked by that energy. >> stephanie: it was like a line ninja. >> i really truly believe he didn't expect to have to answer that rhetoric. >> it may have been his only true failure in that debate. romney has shown he is a duel candidate. he's a corporate closer. do
he said that the deciding factor was romney's performance in the third debate. >> you mean the sweat? >> stephanie: the president opened kind of a large jar of whoop ass. maybe a tub. >> by the way i'm still i will maintain to this day i'm in the camp that obama won that first debate. and again -- not a sporting event. this is about facts and running a country and being able to -- direct an entire group of people and motivate people and now -- truth matters. ultimately, i...
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romney's challenge now is to prove that was the real mitt romney we saw at the debates. the confident asserttive romney we saw during the debate is not the romney we have grown used to over the last couple of months. romney has since stood by his 47% statement but now he is rolling it back. here is what he said yesterday. >> it's completely wrong. and i absolutely believe, however, that my life has shown they care about 100%. >> you might think that this new romney is nothing but an act. if you do, you are not alone. here is what the president had to say to a crowd of 30,000 people yesterday in madison, wisconsin. >> i met this very spirited fellow who claims to be mitt romney. but i know it couldn't have been mitt romney because the real mitt romney has been running around the country this past year promising $5 trillion tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. >> romney is rolling out new campaign ads as well as new talking points over the next few days and weeks. his goal is to convince the american public that he is ready to be president. more coming up live after the
romney's challenge now is to prove that was the real mitt romney we saw at the debates. the confident asserttive romney we saw during the debate is not the romney we have grown used to over the last couple of months. romney has since stood by his 47% statement but now he is rolling it back. here is what he said yesterday. >> it's completely wrong. and i absolutely believe, however, that my life has shown they care about 100%. >> you might think that this new romney is nothing but an...
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>> jennifer: well, at last night's debate, mitt romney did seem kind of hard-pressed to come up with any real criticism of the obama administration's foreign policy positions. as our own john fuglesang here at current tv, he put it so wonderfully, it was as if romney were introducing the me, too doctrine. so how much does mitt romney support the president's foreign policy? well, let me count the ways. he agrees with the president's proposed 2014 withdrawal from afghanistan. he agrees with putting sanctions on iran. and he agrees with the president's handling of the iraq war. and the drone strikes and targeted killings in pakistan. but one place the candidates do diverge is on spending. here's what that looks like when you put the two plans side by side. president obama would honor the department of defense's request that defense spending be 3.3% of gross domestic product and keep the funding stable over the next decade. mitt romney on the other hand, he would bump that up to 4%. so that's where you get that huge $2 trillion increase over ten years which by the way the military has no
>> jennifer: well, at last night's debate, mitt romney did seem kind of hard-pressed to come up with any real criticism of the obama administration's foreign policy positions. as our own john fuglesang here at current tv, he put it so wonderfully, it was as if romney were introducing the me, too doctrine. so how much does mitt romney support the president's foreign policy? well, let me count the ways. he agrees with the president's proposed 2014 withdrawal from afghanistan. he agrees with...
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i read that romney is hauling in for the debate. he wants deregulation and benefits for the .01%. you're seeing that happen, and the tea party is willing to sit back and be quiet because they want to a winning candidate. >> eliot: they've made a fundamental pragmatic decision as they saw the campaign slipping away from them. >> we've seen this before in the republican party where you have a candidate who may not pay allegiance lip service to the movement conservatives, the movement right, the movement extremists but they want to win. you know what i think? i think we play an important role the media--not left will be right but accountability truth-telling, watchdog media needs to make clear to the american people what mitt romney and paul ryan's policies are on medicare healthcare. >> eliot: i think all that have is correct. but it runs a little deeper than that. there is a basic goodness to the american public. a sense of where mitt romney was going in the convection, the 47% video which incapsulated everything that the public didn't like. the public woke up and they ran away fro
i read that romney is hauling in for the debate. he wants deregulation and benefits for the .01%. you're seeing that happen, and the tea party is willing to sit back and be quiet because they want to a winning candidate. >> eliot: they've made a fundamental pragmatic decision as they saw the campaign slipping away from them. >> we've seen this before in the republican party where you have a candidate who may not pay allegiance lip service to the movement conservatives, the movement...
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you've got the debates coming up. what do you do? how do you reposition yourself? >> i'll tell you something. i wouldn't know what to say. i would imagine if i was coaching mitt romney right now i would be trying to get him so buy as much media as possible if i got a commission from it. that's what i would be doing. >> eliot: may be that the media advisers are doing that. line their pockets but there's no way to victory. state after state you see the numbers -- he's down by 5 to 6 in iowa. wisconsin, colorado. he needs to sweep these states to see a transition of that sort almost unheard of, absent a gaffe from the president. this president whatever you may say, he doesn't make gaffes. >> he is very, very disciplined and again it doesn't make sense. campaign reflecting the candidate, obama certainly has. very disciplined. very focused. they were talking about ground game of second to none. they were touting that even as romney was out raising them early in the race. obama people are able to talk about how they've gotten efficient. it will be tough for romney to com
you've got the debates coming up. what do you do? how do you reposition yourself? >> i'll tell you something. i wouldn't know what to say. i would imagine if i was coaching mitt romney right now i would be trying to get him so buy as much media as possible if i got a commission from it. that's what i would be doing. >> eliot: may be that the media advisers are doing that. line their pockets but there's no way to victory. state after state you see the numbers -- he's down by 5 to 6...
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he said that after the debate. there was nobody could say that mitt romney won that debate. mark halprin was wrong. here he is this morning on good morning america paul ryan. >> the reason i think mitt romney won this debate is america again. >> bill: oh, shut up, i don't want to hear it. get out of here. [ laughter ] >> bill: come on, geeze, you know my little puppy here on the leash peter, right. >> it's pathetic. you can say he put on a good showing. >> bill: you can say he didn't step on his boom too bad. >> you can say that. it's not true. >> bill: he did not win the debate. >> we have someone who wrote in saying if they gave a name to last night's debate, they would call it atlas flub. we asked for other ideas. paul says atlas scrub could be another one. michael peterson says how obama got his groove back. @bark whey says mittens meltdown. >> bash, return of the jedi, because obama was definitely back in form. >> bill: yeah, he was. the force. >> the force was strong with him last night. >> bill: gary calling from the good state of mississippi what do you think? >> cal
he said that after the debate. there was nobody could say that mitt romney won that debate. mark halprin was wrong. here he is this morning on good morning america paul ryan. >> the reason i think mitt romney won this debate is america again. >> bill: oh, shut up, i don't want to hear it. get out of here. [ laughter ] >> bill: come on, geeze, you know my little puppy here on the leash peter, right. >> it's pathetic. you can say he put on a good showing. >> bill:...
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of the debate was moderated by mitt romney. oh wait, we mean jim lehrer who i think it is safe to say did worse than expected. the president did not perform up to his usual standards and mitt romney came out swinging taking a very offensive approach against the president as well as jim lehrer, big barned the entire pbs crew. the debate focus around the economy as we knew it would and the candidates traded jabs over tax policies for the middle class. >> romney: under the president's policies middle income americans have been buried. they've been crushed. i will not under any circumstances, raise taxes on middle income families. >> obama: now, five weeks before the election, he's saying his big, bold idea is never mind. >> romney is saying he would push for tax relief is another flip-flop. from his statement a few weeks ago that we should not expect a huge cut in taxes if he's elected president. we'll do some fact checking for you in the next current news update. despite the lies and contradictions from romney, a new cnn poll say
of the debate was moderated by mitt romney. oh wait, we mean jim lehrer who i think it is safe to say did worse than expected. the president did not perform up to his usual standards and mitt romney came out swinging taking a very offensive approach against the president as well as jim lehrer, big barned the entire pbs crew. the debate focus around the economy as we knew it would and the candidates traded jabs over tax policies for the middle class. >> romney: under the president's...
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what was governor romney able to accomplish in the last debate that caused this unbelievable shift in the race? and what has the president got to do to shift it back. >> romney came prepared and really surprised obama. he really -- his discussion about being this new moderate romney, i think totally caught obama off guard, and he didn't know how to handle it and he was very slow on his feet and wasn't present. obama needs to win here i think, governor. he doesn't just need a draw. a draw would be okay. it would keep things status quo. but status quo is pretty frightening for obama partisans. he needs to shift the momentum decisively. and reverse the slide that has been happening since october 3rdrd. >> jennifer: let me ask you to stop right there. because i want to ask what he has to fight for. but do you think you're being a little bit unrealistic, considering the fact that mitt romney has been really good at these townhall debates. do you think that you are setting up reasonable expectations for the president to be able to swamp him? >> i don't know if there they are unreasonable. b
what was governor romney able to accomplish in the last debate that caused this unbelievable shift in the race? and what has the president got to do to shift it back. >> romney came prepared and really surprised obama. he really -- his discussion about being this new moderate romney, i think totally caught obama off guard, and he didn't know how to handle it and he was very slow on his feet and wasn't present. obama needs to win here i think, governor. he doesn't just need a draw. a draw...
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he needs this first debate to be a wash. it really is unrealistic to think the president is going to wipe the floor with romney. anybody who thinks that has just not got enough sleep. romney's strategy is going to be to put the president back on his heels, to cause him to hmm and haw, to make him look professorial or weak or defensive. he's going to have romney, specific attacks to do just that. so the president needs to prepare, prepare prepare for what will be romney's perfectly-rehearsed, incoming scuds. so bottom line, mr. president, i know you don't want to do it. i know it is like swallowing terrible medicine, believe me, i know it is a painful unpleasant experience but mr. president for the good of the nation, get to the debate camp immediately. no more cancellations! with all due respect sir. all right. we're just getting started here on a wednesday night. coming up, colorado senator mark udall on republican efforts to take the wind out of clean energy. also, a rarity for us here in "the war room." somebody who actua
he needs this first debate to be a wash. it really is unrealistic to think the president is going to wipe the floor with romney. anybody who thinks that has just not got enough sleep. romney's strategy is going to be to put the president back on his heels, to cause him to hmm and haw, to make him look professorial or weak or defensive. he's going to have romney, specific attacks to do just that. so the president needs to prepare, prepare prepare for what will be romney's perfectly-rehearsed,...
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here is romney. >> romney: did you get a chance to watch the debates? [ cheering ] >> romney: they have super charged our campaign. i got to tell you that. >> cenk: all right we're going to win! the campaign and the debates--by the way i watched the debates. you watched three out of four of them, you and ryan did. sad day for you. now here's obama's team saying the same thing. watch. >> we know what we know, and they know what they know. i'm confident that we're going to win this race, and we'll know who is bluffing and who isn't in two weeks. >> cenk: before if you remember both sides were, look, i don't know if we're going to win the polls don't look good. all of a sudden two weeks before the election, oh, we're definitely going to win. why do they do that? before they need money. that's why they send the panic e-mails to all their supporters, etc. saying give us $3 because we're about to lose. oh, my god, it's panic time. but now we're close to the election they've raised the money, they bought the ad. what is matters most is that you turn out the vo
here is romney. >> romney: did you get a chance to watch the debates? [ cheering ] >> romney: they have super charged our campaign. i got to tell you that. >> cenk: all right we're going to win! the campaign and the debates--by the way i watched the debates. you watched three out of four of them, you and ryan did. sad day for you. now here's obama's team saying the same thing. watch. >> we know what we know, and they know what they know. i'm confident that we're going to...
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tonight, harry reid dives into the mitt romney tax debate. quite an accusation that he didn't pay taxes for ten years. i don't know what's going on there. this is going to be good fun. justice scalia saying the second amendment can permit us to ban guns as long as you can't carry them. a how witter can be banned. an ak-47 not. i'm not sure where this guy gets his juris prudent ins. fascinating conversation. steve gluckstern will be here discussing an important new idea. >> cenk: when we come back let's tax the rich. i'll show you exactly why when we return. just doesn't get it. >>(narrator) independent unflinching, and above all politically direct. with lysol kitchen soap hands are healthy. with lysol kitchen soap, washing dishes is easy. with lysol kitchen soap surfaces are clean. hands. dishes. surfaces. the lysol no-touch kitchen system: the only all-in-one kitchen soap. try it for yourself. lysol. mission for health. 1306
tonight, harry reid dives into the mitt romney tax debate. quite an accusation that he didn't pay taxes for ten years. i don't know what's going on there. this is going to be good fun. justice scalia saying the second amendment can permit us to ban guns as long as you can't carry them. a how witter can be banned. an ak-47 not. i'm not sure where this guy gets his juris prudent ins. fascinating conversation. steve gluckstern will be here discussing an important new idea. >> cenk: when we...
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it is flattering to romney that he had this accomplishment at the same time romney has spent the last couple of years trying to get republicans to forget that he passed health care reform. i think this will be a debate he won't be able to avoid one the supreme court decision comes down on obamacare. it will be interesting to see the different contours of that debate. >> the supreme court decision whichever direction it goes puts the issue front and center again, but i can almost imagine the phone collapse parentally the two of them had a day or two ago. the president said hey code of silence, that health care bill was pretty good. >> they are looking forward to what the supreme court might do, and talking about provisions of health care reform that they would like to hold on to which is a complete new dimension. >> the danger to them is of course if you approve a few pieces of the health care you lose your coalition to overturn the entire thing. >> absolutely. >> switch gears for a minute. if you are barack obama how do you discussion solyndra? >> i don't know what the best answer is.
it is flattering to romney that he had this accomplishment at the same time romney has spent the last couple of years trying to get republicans to forget that he passed health care reform. i think this will be a debate he won't be able to avoid one the supreme court decision comes down on obamacare. it will be interesting to see the different contours of that debate. >> the supreme court decision whichever direction it goes puts the issue front and center again, but i can almost imagine...
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and mitt romney, and the vice president -- >> and we're looking for a healthy debate prep from you as well. so i'm totally excited that you came on to our show. i wish all the best. call me if you have any questions. >> absolutely. >>> up next we're going to head out to the campaign front and fine out how i look at her, and i just want to give her everything. yeah you -- you know, everything can cost upwards of...[ whistles ] i did not want to think about that. relax, relax, relax. look at me, look at me. three words, dad -- e-trade financial consultants. so i can just go talk to 'em? just walk right in and talk to 'em. dude those guys are pros. they'll hook you up with a solid plan. they'll -- wa-- wa-- wait a minute. bobby? bobby! what are you doing, man? i'm speed dating! [ male announcer ] get investing advice for your family at e-trade. ♪ >>> time to go behind the lines for a closer look at republican vice presidential candidate, paul ryan. we're not going to for get what we told supporters in yesterday about president obama's dealing with china. >> they steal our intellectual
and mitt romney, and the vice president -- >> and we're looking for a healthy debate prep from you as well. so i'm totally excited that you came on to our show. i wish all the best. call me if you have any questions. >> absolutely. >>> up next we're going to head out to the campaign front and fine out how i look at her, and i just want to give her everything. yeah you -- you know, everything can cost upwards of...[ whistles ] i did not want to think about that. relax,...
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but romney is seeing a big post-debate gain in the polls. romney's biggest jump in is virginia where he now leads the president by just one point. more bill coming up after the break. stay with us. >> i work with adults with developmental disabilities. growing up i had a single mother of four and people in the community were so helpful when they didn't even have much themselves. seeing people and their hardships made me want to make a difference in people's lives to give them hope. receiving a masters degree would open the doors for me to get into a management position where i would be able to do more for people. i can't stand these spots. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your dishware during the rinse cycle. gross. jet-dry rinse agent helps wash them away so the only thing left behind is the shine. jet-dry rinses away residues for a sparkling shine. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation, on your radio, and on current tv. this is the "bill press show." >> bill: all ri
but romney is seeing a big post-debate gain in the polls. romney's biggest jump in is virginia where he now leads the president by just one point. more bill coming up after the break. stay with us. >> i work with adults with developmental disabilities. growing up i had a single mother of four and people in the community were so helpful when they didn't even have much themselves. seeing people and their hardships made me want to make a difference in people's lives to give them hope....
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of the ninth inning for mitt romney, will they shift this campaign in a meaningful way. >> the debates are important. i'm not going to make a prediction for you. >> eliot: oh, come on. >> i have a policy against that, but one thing we've seen about romney in the primaries is that people have forgotten because it's been awhile, he is a very good debater. this is something that the obama campaign is talking about a lot because they want to raise expectations for him. it's true, and it's true that the president has not debated in four years. he may an little rusty. we know both of them are prepping and preparing and for romney especially, he has got to know now that his back is up against the wall, and this is sort of his last chance for real game changer. i think you'll see him come very very prepared. what i think both of these guys have in common that is going to be interesting dynamic during the debates is this tendency to get a little bit irritated to let someone get under their skin. so you may see both of them trying to bait each other and brang out those flashes of very unattracti
of the ninth inning for mitt romney, will they shift this campaign in a meaningful way. >> the debates are important. i'm not going to make a prediction for you. >> eliot: oh, come on. >> i have a policy against that, but one thing we've seen about romney in the primaries is that people have forgotten because it's been awhile, he is a very good debater. this is something that the obama campaign is talking about a lot because they want to raise expectations for him. it's true,...
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i love romney -- first of all romney called the president a liar presumptively before the debate began. he is going to lie like my five sons. >> what? >> stephanie: yeah, i don't understand that. tomorrow rob reiner sexy liberal john fugelsang tomorrow. >> we got him tomorrow. and the guy who is running against michele bachmann in minnesota. >> stephanie: jim graves who is awesome. there is a chance to finally take out that [ censor bleep ] bachmann. >> marcus will be livid! >> stephanie: i'll get -- you know what, i need a stylist. i'll hire marcus. >> yes. >> stephanie: that's it for us. we'll see you tomorrow on the "stephanie miller show." ♪ >>> i'm jacki schechner. the boss is stepping out on stage and on line in support of president obama. bruce spring steen is appearing at an event with bill clinton in ohio, and will attend another one in aims, iowa. he has posted a message, explaining the president has had a rough ride but he has been able to do a great many things. he cites the president's work at home, like passing health care at home, rescuing the auto industry, and his wo
i love romney -- first of all romney called the president a liar presumptively before the debate began. he is going to lie like my five sons. >> what? >> stephanie: yeah, i don't understand that. tomorrow rob reiner sexy liberal john fugelsang tomorrow. >> we got him tomorrow. and the guy who is running against michele bachmann in minnesota. >> stephanie: jim graves who is awesome. there is a chance to finally take out that [ censor bleep ] bachmann. >> marcus will...
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and mitt romney, and the vice president -- >> and we're looking for a healthy debate prep from you as well. so i'm totally excited that you came on to our show. i wish all the best. call me if you have any questions. >> absolutely. >>> up next we're going to head out to the campaign front and fine out how paul ryan is adjusting to life on the trail and on trial. stay tuned. [ male announcer ] the inventors of twix had a falling out, so the production of twix was divided between two separate factories. left twix factory cascades caramel and chocolate onto cookie, while right twix factory flows caramel and chocolate onto cookie. today they share nothing but a wrapper and a driveway. try both and pick a side. ♪ >>> time to go behind the lines for a closer look at republican vice presidential candidate, paul ryan. we're not going to for get what we told supporters in ohio yesterday about president obama's dealing with china. >> they steal our intellectual property right, they block access to their markets, they manipulate their currency president obama promised he would stop these pract
and mitt romney, and the vice president -- >> and we're looking for a healthy debate prep from you as well. so i'm totally excited that you came on to our show. i wish all the best. call me if you have any questions. >> absolutely. >>> up next we're going to head out to the campaign front and fine out how paul ryan is adjusting to life on the trail and on trial. stay tuned. [ male announcer ] the inventors of twix had a falling out, so the production of twix was divided...
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mitt romney at a debate last week endorsed january brewer. this is him talking about her immigration stance. >> seek them out find them, arrest them as the sheriff advocates. i think you see a model here in arizona. i'll complete the fence make sure we have enough border control agents to man the fence. you can stop illegal immigration. it's time we did it. >> immigration is not even, we just presumed that it is the number one issue for hispanic voters. no, jobs are immigration takes a back seat to jobs and economic reward, but immigration is still a big play and a big play in arizona. we have a documentarian joining us. >> this is the tucson morgue. these are the bodies are people who died trying to walk across the desert into the united states. >> we had 130 probably 80 more uneye dentified remains. >> as you go tag by tag here, each one is john doe john doe jane doe. >> this year alone dr. parks has processed more than 250 bodies most of whom will never be identified. >> this situation is relatively new, at least the volume that we've seen
mitt romney at a debate last week endorsed january brewer. this is him talking about her immigration stance. >> seek them out find them, arrest them as the sheriff advocates. i think you see a model here in arizona. i'll complete the fence make sure we have enough border control agents to man the fence. you can stop illegal immigration. it's time we did it. >> immigration is not even, we just presumed that it is the number one issue for hispanic voters. no, jobs are immigration...
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romney's post debate polls are giving him quite a choose. the president is now leading by just three points. he was ahead by six during his peak. more coming up after the break. and we are live in chat. commentary. >> was this the game changer? is this going to change the dynamic? (vo) the only network with real-time reaction straight from the campaigns and from viewers like you. >> so keep on tweeting and maybe you'll have your voice be part of this democracy and see your tweets up on our screen. >>now that's politically direct. endless shrimp is our most popular promotion at red lobster. there's so many choices, the guests love it! [ male announcer ] don't miss endless shrimp, just $14.99! try as much as you like, anyway you like. like new teriyaki grilled shrimp. offer ends soon! my name is angela trapp, and i sea food differently. [♪ theme music ♪] >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation, on your radio, and on current tv. this is the "bill press show." >> bill: did you hear? it's over. the president has won reelection! president
romney's post debate polls are giving him quite a choose. the president is now leading by just three points. he was ahead by six during his peak. more coming up after the break. and we are live in chat. commentary. >> was this the game changer? is this going to change the dynamic? (vo) the only network with real-time reaction straight from the campaigns and from viewers like you. >> so keep on tweeting and maybe you'll have your voice be part of this democracy and see your tweets up...
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even though the president won that debate, it did not stop the romney people from saying we feel really good. we think we have this. we think we're on the verge of 305 electoral votes so on and so forth. that was nine days ago. two days ago--two days ago his campaign had a conference call with political reporters to persuade them that the race wasn't over. they were still in it, they had a shot, and they felt pretty good about it. in seven days they went from this race is over to wait, no the rate isn't over. that's what sandy did. >> eliot: the reason for that was because sandy was the perfect metaphor you need a government to come in and do certain things a government that is smart capable driven by people who believe in its purpose and mission and it evoked the images of katrina which is the worst metaphor for mitt romney. and i think the president has surfed the wrong of this, and it's on the emotions of the public. >> yes, i don't think obama was trying to use it politically. i think he was trying to do thinks job. i think chris christie was trying to do his job. i also think that
even though the president won that debate, it did not stop the romney people from saying we feel really good. we think we have this. we think we're on the verge of 305 electoral votes so on and so forth. that was nine days ago. two days ago--two days ago his campaign had a conference call with political reporters to persuade them that the race wasn't over. they were still in it, they had a shot, and they felt pretty good about it. in seven days they went from this race is over to wait, no the...
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mitt romney is basically bragging about winning the bribery awards. he got bribed to the tune of $101 million. and president obama could only raise $75 million. congratulations to mitt romney for being bribed more efficiently. and the rest of the news media celebrates this as if it's a victory for mitt romney. look at this, he has sold out to his huge donors better than president obama did. in fact, he has been outraising the president, which is unprecedented for three state straight months. when you look at the contribution, mitt romney says they're all small donors. 94% of the donors who gave me money gave me less than $250. they may be 94% of the donor but they're not 94% of the money. they're only 25 there's of the money. $75 million came from larger donors. did you know that only 19 6 contributers gave 86% of the super pac money that is so heavily buying our election, just 196 guys. that's it. they're the ones who influence almost everything. gee, i wonder if they want anything in return. of course, four of the top five donors republicans includi
mitt romney is basically bragging about winning the bribery awards. he got bribed to the tune of $101 million. and president obama could only raise $75 million. congratulations to mitt romney for being bribed more efficiently. and the rest of the news media celebrates this as if it's a victory for mitt romney. look at this, he has sold out to his huge donors better than president obama did. in fact, he has been outraising the president, which is unprecedented for three state straight months....
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>> stephanie: because, a, president romney crushes mitt romney in the debate and b, kathleen madigan is here! [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> my cardinals lose at the same time. >> oh, yeah, i'm sorry. >> yeah, well we just let it go at about 6-0. i did. i lost my will. >> stephanie: okay. stephaniemiller.com the website. what a show we have. >> i know right? >> stephanie: kathleen madigan, charlie pierce former and future congressman al graceson. >> i am not a giving kind of lady, and -- [ laughter ] >> somebody wrote me back and then they followed up so maybe she will be listening. >> stephanie: we'll offer again. >> all because of the terry shriboe thing. >> stephanie: yeah because you don't like to leave your couch smoking your cigarettes. >> here is an iphone video of my stomach. what do you think. it so good it probably could go through my ear into my brain. [ laughter ] [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: president obama faced high expectations going in to monday's debate he may have exceeded them among uncommitted voters. those are the ones that count. presiden
>> stephanie: because, a, president romney crushes mitt romney in the debate and b, kathleen madigan is here! [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> my cardinals lose at the same time. >> oh, yeah, i'm sorry. >> yeah, well we just let it go at about 6-0. i did. i lost my will. >> stephanie: okay. stephaniemiller.com the website. what a show we have. >> i know right? >> stephanie: kathleen madigan, charlie pierce former and future congressman al graceson....
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this will be romney's toughest debate by far. one thing to watch for is how the candidates will talk about libya, and iran. so for the white house is denying reports that it has agreed to meet one on one about the country's nuclear program. plus keep an eye out for how the candidates will bring the issue back home. the two will need to relate foreign policy back to jobs here in the united states. more bill press is coming up live after the break. and we're flooif chat current.com/billpress. see you there. decide the election. current tv presents special event coverage of the presidential debate. with unrivaled analysis and commentary. >> you're going to hear that used as a major talking point. (vo) the only network with real-time reaction straight from the campaigns and from viewers like you. >> now that's politially direct. >>start the night with a special live edition of "talking liberally with stephanie miller" at 7 eastern. only on current tv. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out
this will be romney's toughest debate by far. one thing to watch for is how the candidates will talk about libya, and iran. so for the white house is denying reports that it has agreed to meet one on one about the country's nuclear program. plus keep an eye out for how the candidates will bring the issue back home. the two will need to relate foreign policy back to jobs here in the united states. more bill press is coming up live after the break. and we're flooif chat current.com/billpress. see...
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that's what mitt romney did. he released 2010. and 2012 estimate. he was asked about in one of the debates this primary season, and get a load of the greasy answer that he gave. >> one year could be a fluke perhaps done for show. when will you release yours. will you follow your father's example? >> maybe. i don't know how many years i'll release. i'll look at what our documents are. [ heckling ] >> and i'll release multiple years, i don't know how many years, but i'd be happy to do that. >> cenk: even the republicans crowd caught on, wait a minute. that wasn't funny. what do you mean maybe you'll release him. they started booing him. mitt, you have to release your tax returns. we have to know whether you're a crook or not. you tell us, oh, no, trust me. i'm not doing anything illegal in switzerland cayman or bermuda where i hide all my money. well i don't believe you. we have a well-known history of being a liar almost a pathological liar in the way you've run your political career. when you say trust me, the ney i have in swiwierernd cayman i iana
that's what mitt romney did. he released 2010. and 2012 estimate. he was asked about in one of the debates this primary season, and get a load of the greasy answer that he gave. >> one year could be a fluke perhaps done for show. when will you release yours. will you follow your father's example? >> maybe. i don't know how many years i'll release. i'll look at what our documents are. [ heckling ] >> and i'll release multiple years, i don't know how many years, but i'd be happy...
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(vo) so current gave him a weekly show. >> i love romney's debate style, but i tell you, if i could be that stiff for 90 minutes, i'd ... (vo) we probably won't regret it. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." producer chris has confirmed you can get a microwave for free on craigslist. >> yeah. >> stephanie: you can get a lot of things free on craigslist. >> yeah? >> stephanie: a romney advisor said you are not poor if you have a microwave. >> sometimes that's the only method people have for cooking. >> stephanie: yes. you might have to go somewhere to pick up your free microwave though. >> some people might deliver it. >> stephanie: yeah, they are so desperate to get rid of their microwave. >> haven't you ever been desperate to get rid of your microwave -- >> stephanie: yes. >> after you tried to cook something in foil. >> stephanie: i did. i put it in the microwave in foil -- [ explosion ] >> stephanie: and that's why we're in a new studio because the old one is gone. rachel in texas. >> caller: yes i'm just so upset the way they are going about libya --
(vo) so current gave him a weekly show. >> i love romney's debate style, but i tell you, if i could be that stiff for 90 minutes, i'd ... (vo) we probably won't regret it. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." producer chris has confirmed you can get a microwave for free on craigslist. >> yeah. >> stephanie: you can get a lot of things free on craigslist. >> yeah? >> stephanie: a romney advisor said you are not poor if...
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and romney, you're done saying that the debate gave you momentum. you went 1-3. that's not momentum. that's losing. mitt romney, you are done! [ whistle ] >> jennifer: all right. thanks for joining us here in "the war room." have a great night. we'll see you back here tomorrow and go, tigers! good night everybody. >>
and romney, you're done saying that the debate gave you momentum. you went 1-3. that's not momentum. that's losing. mitt romney, you are done! [ whistle ] >> jennifer: all right. thanks for joining us here in "the war room." have a great night. we'll see you back here tomorrow and go, tigers! good night everybody. >>
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for all the platform debates. they could have changes things, or at least tried to, but no, they're in lock step with todd akin. it is not the the party of lincoln but it is the party of akin. today mitt romney had an interview, and it might have been eclipsed by what romney staff told the reporter that she could not ask. let's take a listen. >> i had five minutes with him and we got through a fair amount of material. the one stipulation to the interview was that i not ask about abortion or todd akin who said that women's body shut down in a legitimate rape to prevent pregnancy. >> jennifer: joan, do you think that the romney campaign really thinks that by dodging the akin issue, that it's just going to go away? >> no, but i'm so proud of her that she decided to di divulge that. reporters might have grumbled, but think would have said, this is the deal. it falls in the pattern, mitt romney, i won't tell you which departments i'm going to cut because then you won't vote for me. i'm not going to show you my tax retu
for all the platform debates. they could have changes things, or at least tried to, but no, they're in lock step with todd akin. it is not the the party of lincoln but it is the party of akin. today mitt romney had an interview, and it might have been eclipsed by what romney staff told the reporter that she could not ask. let's take a listen. >> i had five minutes with him and we got through a fair amount of material. the one stipulation to the interview was that i not ask about abortion...
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romney. they are his buds. and dan snyder i mentioned him. he is giving a fund raiser for mitt romney at his house. there you go. joanne in phoenix, arizona. hi, joanne. >> caller: hi, bill. how is your son and your wife? >> bill: everybody is good why? >> caller: i'm glad to hear that. i remember seeing you years ago when you said that w came up to your table and used profanity in front of your son. >> bill: that was a long time ago. >> caller: yes, that's how long i have been a fan. i guess that dates me. >> bill: okay. what do you think about this football thing, joann? >> caller: well, i would like to donate to buy this wonderful man, romney a plane with windows that open, so he can open it and let the smoke out. >> bill: joann, as much as we love politics we don't want to wish any physical harm to mitt romney nor his wife. we just want him to lose on november the 6th, and then he can take his private plane and have a good time jetting from one vacation home to the other making sure his c
romney. they are his buds. and dan snyder i mentioned him. he is giving a fund raiser for mitt romney at his house. there you go. joanne in phoenix, arizona. hi, joanne. >> caller: hi, bill. how is your son and your wife? >> bill: everybody is good why? >> caller: i'm glad to hear that. i remember seeing you years ago when you said that w came up to your table and used profanity in front of your son. >> bill: that was a long time ago. >> caller: yes, that's how...
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became a fulcrum of the debate. it is very hard, even with his wife out there sort of saying, trust me he's a good guy, it's hard to see independent women coming back to him given the harshness of the rhetoric. what can you say that would bring independent women back into his camp? >> i think this is an issue with romney with independence over all. we've seen this being driven up over the republican party, now by just republicans but democrats who have been playing aggressively to start the election early. i think his response is to drive up barack obama's negatives in return. i wrote last week that we saw a hasher line of attack coming out of attack coming out of obama. trying to get people to turn around and like him again, it may be changing perceptions of obama and favorable impressions of obama that a lot of independent voters have and convincing that obama is not such a like guy and likable guy and someone you can turn against. >> you don't need to like him. you just need to like him less. it seems to me that
became a fulcrum of the debate. it is very hard, even with his wife out there sort of saying, trust me he's a good guy, it's hard to see independent women coming back to him given the harshness of the rhetoric. what can you say that would bring independent women back into his camp? >> i think this is an issue with romney with independence over all. we've seen this being driven up over the republican party, now by just republicans but democrats who have been playing aggressively to start...
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. >> romney: the president threw in the white flag of surrender again. he said he can't change washington from the inside. >> cenk: you know what, controversy. i'm going to be debating this with this michael shure character, and weighing in on voter i.d. laws. >> more than 2,100,000,000 americans don't have driver's license. >> what about my social security card i've been using it for years. >> no photo, no vote-o. >> cenk: there is a debate whether you should vote at all. fascinating. plus you'll love the elbow of the day. it is, in fact, go time! [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> obama: you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. >> romney: he can only change it from the outside. we'll give him that chance in november is. >> obama: i'm willing to work with the republicans and examine all their ideas. >> obama: my thinking maybe you haven't gotten around a lot. >> mitt romney releasing his tax returns. >> 2011 tax returns. >> we won't disclose any more. we'll become a bigger target. >> people like mitt romney who has a
. >> romney: the president threw in the white flag of surrender again. he said he can't change washington from the inside. >> cenk: you know what, controversy. i'm going to be debating this with this michael shure character, and weighing in on voter i.d. laws. >> more than 2,100,000,000 americans don't have driver's license. >> what about my social security card i've been using it for years. >> no photo, no vote-o. >> cenk: there is a debate whether you...
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you're not going to see mitt romney in a presidential debate turn to barack obama and say your your justice department failed to prosecute the powerful. if i'm elected president i guarantee that the powerful people on wall street break the law, they're going to jail. you're not going to hear that. both parties, we have two justice systems in this country. >> eliot: that's exactly right. it is frustrating because there is a sensibility that the justice spent ouch who knows and teams and resources from justice to see if someone in sports is using steroids. yet when the entire economy tanks because of fraudulent securized debt nothing is done to shine a light on that. there is an inconsistency there that is fundamental. >> that's right. it's crime. with counterterrorism and cybercrime, the dread risks that bring existential threat and those who make money when it comes to prosecuting wall street. everyone in washington is don't do anything on wall street. you don't have the momentum to protect yourself against homegrown fraud attacks. >> eliot: your career is fascinate. you began as then now a
you're not going to see mitt romney in a presidential debate turn to barack obama and say your your justice department failed to prosecute the powerful. if i'm elected president i guarantee that the powerful people on wall street break the law, they're going to jail. you're not going to hear that. both parties, we have two justice systems in this country. >> eliot: that's exactly right. it is frustrating because there is a sensibility that the justice spent ouch who knows and teams and...
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i assume that's a reflection the debate. was the fear that romney was doing damage to santorum or santorum simply doing damage to himself. >> it's equal parts both. you have party establishment questioning where rick santorum was coming from with his new found liberation to talk about the culture war. that cut into his lead. people were wondering was he running for president or pope, and a lot of people couldn't tell. he was handcuffed from the thing he liked to do most. he was in the spotlight for the first time. clearly he was not prepared or not as agile as he has been in past debates. he came off like he's not ready for primetime player. romney has a very long record, a big his of destroying his opponents. he didn't do any lasting--he did lasting damage to santorum, but he didn't necessarily put him away. that's why the lead is tight in michigan. >> what have you heard about the move on at piling on mitt romney, simply the democratic group lifting challenges that, i don't know, might not be a challenge to president obama
i assume that's a reflection the debate. was the fear that romney was doing damage to santorum or santorum simply doing damage to himself. >> it's equal parts both. you have party establishment questioning where rick santorum was coming from with his new found liberation to talk about the culture war. that cut into his lead. people were wondering was he running for president or pope, and a lot of people couldn't tell. he was handcuffed from the thing he liked to do most. he was in the...
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you know, can he make it to february 22 where they have the debate again? obviously michigan favors mitt romney. who's going to come to the rescue? mitt romney. the minute he's up and he's in good shape and by the way every's still got $20 million in cash reserves. his super pack has another $24 million in reserve. newt's got $2.1 million and debts. the rest also have debts and are nowhere near mitt romney's money. he's going to continue to steam roll these guys. again, the problem for mitt romney is mitt romney. listen to what he said earlier. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. yeah, in context, he said he's not concerned about the rich either. >> that's a good one, mitt that's a good one. even within it's full context it does not sound good for a guy who has a quarter of a million dollars and has a problem connecting with the average american. >> we will hear from the democratic party, the polite of the poor and there's no question, it's not good being poor and we have a safety n
you know, can he make it to february 22 where they have the debate again? obviously michigan favors mitt romney. who's going to come to the rescue? mitt romney. the minute he's up and he's in good shape and by the way every's still got $20 million in cash reserves. his super pack has another $24 million in reserve. newt's got $2.1 million and debts. the rest also have debts and are nowhere near mitt romney's money. he's going to continue to steam roll these guys. again, the problem for mitt...
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, the florida debates were very important or important and those were the debates where the romney campaign thought that they essential we that mitt romney turned in a very good, solid performance and newt gingrich was not so solid. to the extent that volares say the debate was important this that is significant to the romney campaign. the other main point has been electability, that newt gingrich would implode, he's a loose cannon, he can't be trusted and romney can go in the general election and match up against president obama. according to the exit polling, 45% of voters here in florida said that electability the ability to beat president obama was their number one issue in their decision. that matches the high we have seen so far in the primary season. the numbers have been steadily increasing since iowa. south carolina was something of anomaly where gingrich came out ahead in terms of electability. romney believes as long as that stays high, 45%, they're going to have a very good night tonight. >> david brings excellent facts. those are all informative. thank you so much, we really ap
, the florida debates were very important or important and those were the debates where the romney campaign thought that they essential we that mitt romney turned in a very good, solid performance and newt gingrich was not so solid. to the extent that volares say the debate was important this that is significant to the romney campaign. the other main point has been electability, that newt gingrich would implode, he's a loose cannon, he can't be trusted and romney can go in the general election...
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so i wonder, as that medicare debate begins to become the debate, t.v. ads about it and a back and forth, will not paul ryan's medicare proposals be a dead weight around mitt romney's neck? >> again, i think that remains to be seen. the ideas in paul ryan's budget particularly around medicare are unpopular when you poll the ideas. but paul ryan is a very good salesman a very good messenger for these identifies. i think democrats under estimate him at their peril. you have seen campaign making an aggressive move to try to get ahead of the medicare issue by pointing to the cuts to medicare that are in obama care. this is a playbook that the democrats tried in a special election in nevada last year. and it's a two-pronged playbook. number 1, go on offense, and attack your opponent on medicare before they can attack you. and, number 2, bring out your mom. and you see ryan doing that as well every time this comes up saying, well, my mom is a senior on medicare in florida and she thinks my plan is justify fine. so it's worked for the republicans before. entitl
so i wonder, as that medicare debate begins to become the debate, t.v. ads about it and a back and forth, will not paul ryan's medicare proposals be a dead weight around mitt romney's neck? >> again, i think that remains to be seen. the ideas in paul ryan's budget particularly around medicare are unpopular when you poll the ideas. but paul ryan is a very good salesman a very good messenger for these identifies. i think democrats under estimate him at their peril. you have seen campaign...
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tonight, harry reid dives into the mitt romney tax debate. quite an accusation that he didn't pay taxes for ten years. i don't know what's going on there. this is going to be good fun. justice scalia saying the second amendment can permit us to ban guns as long as you can't carry them. a how witter can be banned. an ak-47 not. i'm not sure where this guy gets his juris prudent ins. fascinating conversation. steve gluckstern will be here discussing an important new idea. >> cenk: when we come back, let's tax the rich. i'll show you exactly why w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w >>(narrator) eliot spitzer is on current tv. >>you just have to conclude that the leadership of high finance just doesn't get it. >>(narrator) independent unflinching, and above all politically direct. >> cenk: in this version of aggressive progressive we talk about why we need to tax the rich more. there used to be a $100 million house. i found that unbelievable. in new york city, there is a $100 million apartment. >> the new most expensive condo in
tonight, harry reid dives into the mitt romney tax debate. quite an accusation that he didn't pay taxes for ten years. i don't know what's going on there. this is going to be good fun. justice scalia saying the second amendment can permit us to ban guns as long as you can't carry them. a how witter can be banned. an ak-47 not. i'm not sure where this guy gets his juris prudent ins. fascinating conversation. steve gluckstern will be here discussing an important new idea. >> cenk: when we...
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the debates are going to be critical. i think there is a huge opportunity there. listen, i have plenty of my own criticism about the there should have been a lot more policy, a lot more specifics, a lot earlier on. but i know that stuff happens, and as we saw last week on foreign policy external events will expose themselves, so there are a few more chapters to play out in my opinion. >> jennifer: yeah, you are right. but you mentioned they should have been more specific about policy. david frum was tweeting today that part of the problem is the policies, and the american people don't like the policies they are putting out there. if you were giving them advice would you tell them to be more specific about these policies? >> yeah, i would. and i -- i -- in some ways my prediction they got in a lot of while for saying out loud a while ago is coming true. when they picked dramatic pick, and they kind of ironic % outcome of all of that is that in some ways ryan has be sublimated. a friend of mine says he knows the answer to the test but they won't let him say it. i wo
the debates are going to be critical. i think there is a huge opportunity there. listen, i have plenty of my own criticism about the there should have been a lot more policy, a lot more specifics, a lot earlier on. but i know that stuff happens, and as we saw last week on foreign policy external events will expose themselves, so there are a few more chapters to play out in my opinion. >> jennifer: yeah, you are right. but you mentioned they should have been more specific about policy....
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that's a liability that the american people are going to hear about especially when it comes time to debate foreign policy issues on the campaign in november -- or october and november. >> eliot: tim, let me turn quickly to you. joe, i think the answer is mitt romney is going to give a speech and recommend self-deportation and no taxes for the top 0%. that will help him. if you're mitt romney's advisers, you're saying please, give an economic speech of some magnitude that actually wheels out some new ideas. is he going to do that in the next 48 hours or wait for job numbers on fridays and comes out with what he hopes to be the game changer early next week? >> romney's strategy so far is to be very cautious. i don't see him changing that pattern. i think he will be rooting for bad news and hope that president obama takes it on the chin there. i don't really expect any big bold substantive from him. he seems to be betting he can win this by having obama lose on the economy. >> eliot: maybe he will propose something creative like dropping the capital gains rate again. that's worked so well for
that's a liability that the american people are going to hear about especially when it comes time to debate foreign policy issues on the campaign in november -- or october and november. >> eliot: tim, let me turn quickly to you. joe, i think the answer is mitt romney is going to give a speech and recommend self-deportation and no taxes for the top 0%. that will help him. if you're mitt romney's advisers, you're saying please, give an economic speech of some magnitude that actually wheels...
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even the polls that show a little bit of a blip for romney, it's not showing up in florida. there you have a lot of medicare retirees who are actually leaning toward romney. romney has given up a niche of voters where he was doing well among white retirees and non-college working class. both of whom, while they like the rhetoric of cutting government, when you talk about actual entitlements that they depend on, that gets to hem. then this argument that romney and ryan are making, oh, it's okay, if you're over 55 we're not going to touch you. what they're saying is we're not going to touch you. we're just going to screw you and your grandchildren. do you think people are that selfish? >> eliot: they're republicans. they might. they're basically saying throw your grandkids under the bus. that's never been a political slogan that worked before, but you me know what works. craig crawford. thanks for being on the program. >> good to be here. >> eliot: joining us, nate silver who writes the 538 block thank you for coming by. your numbers are known to be the best out there. they tr
even the polls that show a little bit of a blip for romney, it's not showing up in florida. there you have a lot of medicare retirees who are actually leaning toward romney. romney has given up a niche of voters where he was doing well among white retirees and non-college working class. both of whom, while they like the rhetoric of cutting government, when you talk about actual entitlements that they depend on, that gets to hem. then this argument that romney and ryan are making, oh, it's okay,...